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JANUARY
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1938.
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tous, register fe & Cold Storage Co., Ltd. Hong- tonnage 2,502.95 tonnage 1,445.57 tons, heretofore Stevenson is the general mannger. owned by The Nelson Steamship says the Ayrshire Post. Co., Ltd., of Shanghai for the son is a son of the late Mr. Alexander permission to change her name to M Stevenson, Jeanfield, Symington. of Ayrshires periodical shipments "ASIAN" and to have her regis. ie is due to retire early in 1938 and tered in the new name at the Port have been sent out to him for a con- of Hongkong as owned by The derable number of years back, as Ayrshires seem to do exceptionally Lang Sun Strausship Co., Ltd.
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RONG SOCIETY THE HONG FOR THE PROTECTION
CHILDREN.
What to do to help a child
OF
Anyone knowing of a child who FOR SIX months, or jonger, comfort has been assaulted. neglected, or able House in Fanling district, fully-treated in a manner likely to use unnecessary suffering or injury to modern conveniences, garden, garage, health, or knowing of a parent who ele Apply Box No, 431, "Hongkong is seeking advice on any matter con- cerning a child, would be doing an Telegraph."
act of kindness by communicating at once with
NO BURLESQUE IN O. HENRY
DONNELLY
FATHER TELLS OF ODD GENIUS
A very human paper on the life and works of O. Henry was given D- fore the Hongkong branch of the Jelena English Association at the
The lou. Secretaries, 11.KS.P.C. efe G.P.O. Box No. 513, Hongkong of the Inspector, 49. Pokfulum Road, I floor; or the Inspectur, Violet Peel Health Centre, Wanchal: or the Inspector. 12, Sai Yeung Choi Street, 1st floor. Kowloon.
All further steps will be taken, and expenses borne, by the Society.
The Informant's name will be kept strictly private, except in cases where malice is proved.
contract with the New York World May Institute yesterday by the Rev. for US$100 a story. Fr. D. Donnelly.
Father Donbelly described his talki as something of a reparation for the false opinions he had formed of O. Henry
youth-an which
entrected was
Laved New York
and
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journcypanying the cattle on the
O. Hrry loved New York there was a tenderness for that city! and its more unfortunate character.
is Mr. W. J. Gardner, a son of Mr. Waller Gardner, veterinary surgeon, Maybole, who has been engaged ay nasistant duiry manager to the Company. Mr. Gardner had considerable practicat experience on the form of Low Milton, Maybule, while he also attended the West of Scotland Agricultural College gained the Junior College and Diploma in Agriculture, the Sentor Certificate. In Dairying and the Na- tional Diploma in
Dairying and Agriculture. He had also
a short experience at the MIK Marketing Board's Creanery at Galston. Ayrshire for China, Mr. Montgomeriu As showing the hardiness of the stated that a previous shipment con- sisting of 70 Ayrshire heifers was sent from Ochiltree in # blinding snow- storm and 76 animals arrived at Shanghai, six of them having calved on the voyage.
U.S. COMMODITY
PRICES
LATEST CABLED
QUOTATIONS
which ran through sil his stories.
New York, Dec. 4. impression friends described him as a shy The following quotations on the much Inter and whimsical man whe was un- New York commodity exchange are when he could overcome his pre- changed by success. He died in his issued by Reuter: judices sufficiently to read the Works, į prime in 1910 and the jest on his lips. ||
Professor Leacock, he said bad! Was "Don't turn out the
described O. Henry as one of the! masters of modern literature, Cer- tainly he had the skill of Guy de Maupassant and a tolerance typical of the greatest writers. lis style was a quiet rich fund of comedy with
of the
none burlesque,
boisterousness
-Bom-in-North-Carolina-in-1867, William Sydney Porter, as he really was, began work he a drug store in his native town, went to a ranch in Texas and worked in several banks before going
i
. I'ni
afraid to hot
home in the dark
January The speaker spoke of O. Henry's j
March May works and compared his style with that of other famuus authors.
July
October
by thanking the speaker, Han, Mr. R. H. Kotewall Chairman said the December Cambridge story, while acknow-Spot ledging O. Henry's mastery of plot,
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Roar At Singapore
18-Inch Weapons Now In Place
Must Break Shackles Of White Race
Admiral Suotsuga Explains Ambition Of Japan's Leaders
The
Tokyo, Jan. 5. Kaizo Company.
the Kalzo,
Interviewed
Singapore, Jan. 4. The Straits Times states authorl- tatively that Singapore's new 15-luch Runs, the most powerful land bat- tries in the world, will go into initial action during manoeuvres in Feb-publishes ruary when warships and the air magazine,
with 10,000 Suetsugu on co-operate force wil troops.
Tonite air force squadrons are due from Indin Iraq to take part, and Malay and Purifnbi. Regiments will come from up-country.
The aircraft carrier Eagle is due from Hongkong on January 14 and the planes on the following days, United Press,
4
18-INCH GUNS
Singapore, Jan. 4. The authorities have relansed de- tails of the manoeuvres which in- elude the ring of 15-in. and 18-in. guns.
This is the Arst time it has been. made known that Singapore has 18 in. guns.
Ten thousand troops will be en- Raged
mincetvres.--Router Bulletin.
In the
NAVAL MANOEUVRES
American Warships Leave Port for Gunnery Drill
San Diego, Jan. 4. More than 150 warships of all classes put to sea from San Diego and week's San Pedro to-day for a Runnery drill in preparation for the war Hames in the Paeffle which are now at hand.
Meanwhile, the cruisers Trenton, Memphis and Milwaukee have salled for their rendezvous with the US.S. Louisville, and all will go to Sydney, Australia, on a courtesy visit, by way
ان
Hawall and the American possession of Gumn.-United Press.
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his appointment as Home Minister After declaring that he thought the prolonged warfare proclaimed by Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek was not likely to inst long, though the future was difficult to foretell, Ad- niral Suetsugu emphasised that Jupau was confident of the establish ment of an enduring peace in the Orient, which is her mission, and she will overcome any obstacles for that
purpose.
"This is not alone Japan's mission," said Admiral Sucisugu, "but the
common mission of the Oriental raves,
World peace cannot be realised unless the coloured races are liberated from the shackles of the whiles."-Router.
London Stock Exchange More Cheerful
London, Jan. 4.
The Continent supported leading ails and diamonds on the London
Stock Exchange to-day, while a sus- tained advance in gilt-edged stocks led to renewed talk of an impending Government loan.
After opening steady, Royal Dutch Shell and Transport eased sharply owing to disappointment in the in- terim dividends, the former being six per gent. against the previous five, and the latter seven and a half per cent., which was unchanged.
Commodities and wheat were Arm, and a good United Kingdom demand
SWAN, CULBERTSON & FRITZ LATEST REPORTS for base metals improved the after-
New York, Jan. 4. S. C. & F. Dow Jones Summary of yesterday's markets:
Gains to-day ranged to above 6 points and the undertone appeared to be strong, although dealings failed to expand, with traders nwalting the Budget message. The Dollar streng thened abroad, after early weakness.
Hudson Motor Comp-priced
has 1-
new
car.
nounced Bethlehem Steel gained, as the Com- pany is expected to receive a large -of-the-Government's ship-building 14.35736 contracts. Other
steels advanced, 14.40/47 ranging; above 4 points. Motors
were strong. Coppers were in demand. Aviation shares advanced. Trading. on the whole, was dull, although there was a brief period of activity in the fral hour.
his humour and iris artistky, made the astonishing statement
statement that he! lowered the standard of Americani Märch terature because what he wrote was May
14.57/57 on the surface of things and always July
September
14.07N without moral background.
14.82N "I do not knw with what stand- December Centrul America ard this writer 10 where he absorbed the atmosphere works. If it be
Sales for the day!-3,040 tons. nicasures literary with the purely which pervaded many of his works,
Chicago Wheat such as the stories In "Cabbages ant
moral standard-though, in my view,
is Kinus."
He edited n paper in Texas but it was a failure and he became a work- ing journalist at Houston,
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it
not the only standard that should May be employed in assessing the value f
July literature I wonder if he had read "The Gift of the Mag," the whole background of which is spif-sacrifice and devoted love," said Mr. Kotewall, In 1896 he was sentenced to five
"I am
altogether unacquainted years in the Ohio Penitentlory for with O. Henry's stories, but after May embezzlement. The sentence Was having heard Father Donnelly. Pam July reduced to three years for good be- now tempted to go straight home and haviour and was while within take up 0. Henry again. To those prison walls that O. Henry began to to whom O. Henry is a mere name, May produce the works which later | the lecture has, I am sure, made an
July brought him fame and a permanent Irresistible appeal."
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Chicago Corn
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"Way Out West" (King's Theatre, (o-day).—Final showings of the intest
work of Stan Laurel and Oliver Har-
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that seeing them once is enough, it should be stated that there are a few) now twists to their gaps and the picture is quite entertaining.
"Merry-go-Round of 1938" (Queen's
Theatre, to-day).—This film wag shown last at the Alhambra and attracted favourable comments. Not u serious show by any means, but nevertheless an enjoyable one.
Bonds were irregular, but qulet,dy, the comedians. To those who feel 922/00% 03/0374
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lower. Curb stocks were higher. 074/8714
S. C. & F. New York correspondent Saturday's Sales:-
cables:
Stocks: The market is making en Impressive recovery, sentiment improves and we expect a further advance, at least for the time being. Business-foilures for the week were 249. Bank deposits for the week fotalled $14,431,000,000.
Cotton: Belated reflection gives p favourable interpretation to the Pre- sident's
message and it recurrence of inflationary implications. The Trade were good buyers, but contracts were not plentiful. Extreme pessimism is now apparently on the wane,
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Culcutta and Straits Shanghai and Switow
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Bangkok and Swatew
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„January 5, January 5.
Neptunu
January 5.
Shirula
January 5.
Szechun
January 0.
Chitral
Kulsang
Nunning
Patroclus
Potsdam
andi
Taiping Talthybius
Andre Lebon
January & January 0. January January 6. January January
January
Calcutta, Straits and Saigon Air Mail by “Pan American Air-
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Achilles Durban Maru
January
January
January 8.
Rakuyo Maru
January 8.
Conte Biancamane
January 9,
Hakodate Maru Mausang
January 9.
January 0..
January 9.
January 10,
January 10
date,
Imperial Aleways Plano January 10, D'Artognon
January 11,
Tjinegara
Januncy 11.
January 11.
January 12.
January 13,
January 13.
Air Mall by "Imperial Airways
Direct Service"--London 1st, January,
Japan and Shanghal Jaya and Manila Strails
U.S.A., Canada, Japan and Manila (Seattle, 18th December, 1937). Java
Japan Stralis
For
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Shanghat and Japan
Van Heutsz
Pres. Jackson
Tisondari
Yasukuni Moru Hokozaki Maru
OUTWARD MAILS
Samshui_and_Wuchow_
Amoy
I'er
Wednesday
Wing Wah Halton Nellore
Thursday
Air Mall for Chungking by the "C.N.A.C." Airways direct Service,
.January 14.
Date and Time
Wed., Jan. 5, 12.30 p.m.
Wed., Jan. 5, 3 p.m.. Wed., Jan. 3, 5 p.m.
Taiming...... Thurs... Jan...G..8.19.a.m. Soochow ...Thurs., Jan. 6, 3.30 p.m.. C.N.A.C, Plans ..........., Thurs., Jan. 6.
Kowloon P. o.
Jan. 0, 5 p... .Jan. 6, 5 p.m.
Jan. 7, 6 A..
Reg.. Ord.,
G. P. O.
Reg.,
.Jan, G. 5 p.m.
Ord..
Friday
Swatow Shanghal and Japan
•Straits and Calcutta
Kingyuan Chitral Kutsong
Parcels, Ord.. Shantung....Fri,
Shanghai
Japan, Honolulu, U.S.A., Canada, Pres. Coolidge
Central and South America and
Europe via San Francisco-due Parcels, San Francisco, 28th January and *Europe via Siberia,
.Fri., Jan. 7, 8.39 a.m. Fri., Jan. 7, 10.39 a.m..
Fri., Jan. 7, Jan. 7, 11 .m. Jon. 7, Noon.
Jan. 7, 3.30 p.m. ...Fri., Jan. 7.
..Jan. 7, 4 pm. ...Jan. 7, 5 p.m. .Jan. 7, 5.30 pm. Fri, Jan. 7..
....Jan. 7, 5 p.m. Jan. 0, 9.45 am. Jan. 8, 10.30 a.m.
G.P.O. and K.P.O. Parcels, Reg.,
..........Sat., Jan. 8. G.P.O. and K.P.O.
Rex
Ord.
Stralis, Ceylon, India, East and Rawalpindi
South Africa, Aden, Egypt and Europe via Marsellles-due Mar- seilles, 4th February,
•Ord,
Saturday
Air Mall for "K. L. M. Airways Rawalpindi
Service"-due Amsterdam, 16th January.
Rex.,
Ord.,
Hollow, Pakhol and Haiphong.... Sinkiang
Taiyuan
Amoy (und Focchow vin Amoy). Anhul Saigon, Madang, Salomats, Fabaul, Neptuna
*Sydney and Melbourne,
Always Plane
G.P.O. & K.Pr.0.
Reg., Ord..
....Jan. 8, 5 pm
... ... ... ... ... ... . . . . Jan. 9, 3 a.m.
Amoy and Shanghai totalled
Corn: There has been a good cash demand. Exports to-day 1,000,000 bushels.
"Under Two Flage" (Oriental Theatre, to-day).-Not a new pleture, but one which was ranked high. Ronald Colman, Claudette Colbert, Victor McLaglen und Rosalind Russell head an imposing cost.
"Dark Hazard" (Majesito Theatre, to-day).-Edward G. Robinson re-
after a short
this absence, time in the not unfamillar role of u Wall Street Journal morning gambler. Plenty of greyhound rac- comment:
ing thrills..
Rubber: London was an aggressive buyer, but some hedge-selling by dealers and expectation of shipments restrained the advance.
Sugar: The market is quiet. and turns steady.
The "Journal”
guy that some investors are buying aviation shares for a long pull, believing that these companies wiil face the most prosperous year in history.
There has been
some Bwitching from United States Steel and other steel shares into
Jun. 3.
.147.10/04 .21.024 12.43
Jan. 4.
147.9/64 21.01%
12.42 6541 14
Afr Mall for "Imperial Airways Imperial
Direct Service"due London, 17th January, 1038.
.Jan. 8, 9.30 am.. Jan 8, 10.30 am. .Sat, Jan, 0, 1 pm, Sat., Jun. 8, 3,30 p.m. Sat., Jan. 8, 5 p.m. Sat, Jun, 0, 5 p.m.
Air Mall for "Australia by Imperial Imperial Airways Plano
Airways Service"-due Darwin, 16th January, 1938,
Air Mail for Manlia, Guam, Honolulu and U.S.A., by the "Pan-American Airways Direct Servlee”-due San Francisco, 15th January, 1938.
Rek..
Sat, Jan. 8..
Sat, Jan. Hi
Q.P.O, & K.P.O.
...Jan. 8, & p.m. Ord............Jan, 0, 5 am. Pan-American Airways Plane
Rega
Ord.,
Reg.
Ord..
Swatow, Shanghai and Tientsin... Taksang
EXCHANGE RATES
Bethlehem
Steel Paris...
Issues, largely clue to the ship- Geneva. building and armament background. Traders are of the opinion that the motor industry has not yet seen its worst and that it will be some months Copenhagen before there is any definite turn for the better.
Berlin.
Athens. Milon.
574%
03%
95
.22.40
22.40
Stockholm
19.40
10,40
Oslo
19.00
10.90
Dow Jones averages Jan. 3 Close
Helsingfors.
220
220
30 Industrials
120.37
124.01
Shanghai.
1/2
112
20 Rails
29.30
20 Uilties
40 Donds
11 Commodity Index 52.01
.20.10 20.40 20,01 Vienna.. 02,30 02.31
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Amoy and Shanghai
218
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Kobe and Europe via Siberia Swatow and Tientsin...
Sunday
Monday
Straits, Ceylon, India, Aden, Egypt and Europe vin Marselles-due and Marseilles 10th February London Parcels--due London 18th February.
Swalow and Bangkok
Sat, Jan. 8... Kowloon P.O.
.Jan. 8. 1 p.m. Jan 8, 5 p.m.
G.P.O.
Jan 8, 5 Dm.
Jan. 10, GA.M.
.:Sun., Jan. 9, 9.00 a.m..
Maunang..Mon., Jan. 10, 10.30 a.m.. Yunnan...Mon., Jan. 10, 10.30 0.m.
Mon., Jan. 10.. Patrocius
..Jan. 10, 3 p.m.. Reg.,.....Jan. 10, 4.10 p.m. Jan. 10, 5 p.m.
Tuesday
Parcels
Ord.,
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Wednesday
Wed., Jan. 12, 0.30 .m
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